Environment

News Hour: A strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck northern Ecuador on late Sunday in the same area devastated by a powerful quake in mid-April, the US Geological Service said, reports BSS. Its epicenter was 41 kilometers...

News Hour: Flash floods from torrential downpours in the in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh have killed 15 people, with seven deaths over the weekend, and left thousands of people displaced, authorities said on...

News Hour: The issue of climate change and the extent to which it is caused by humans has been subject to high profile controversy in the media over the years. No matter where you sit in...

News Hour: A three-year-old elephant, grieving over the death of its mother following a fight with another animal on Wednesday,  refused to leave her body, forest officials said. A team of workers rushed to the site...

News Hour: Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Solve program announced its preliminary schedule of activities for fall 2016 and spring 2017. Addressing the world’s most pressing issues, second year of program will focus on in-person gatherings,...

News Hour: A tropical storm made landfall in China on Saturday afternoon, the country’s national meteorological center said, a day after super Typhoon Nepartak lashed Taiwan with powerful winds and torrential rain, reports BSS. Nepartak, which...

News Hour: Participants attending the Second Global Conference on Health and Climate, hosted by the Government of France, COP21 presidency, proposed key actions for the implementation of the Paris agreement to reduce health risks linked to...

News Hour: Super Typhoon Nepartak lashed Taiwan with powerful winds and torrential rain as it made landfall on Friday, injuring dozens and forcing more than 15,000 to evacuate their homes as the island cancelled hundreds of...

News Hour: Colombia’s production of coca, the plant used to make cocaine, surged 39 percent last year, the government said on Thursday, citing UN data, reports BSS. “The most recent measure of coca production in this...

News Hour: Mexico City’s zoo was in shock on Thursday after its beloved male gorilla died as veterinarians prepared to transport him to another city to mate with two females, reports BSS. Bantu, who was 24,...